Apparatus for distributing pasty soap



Dec. 9

J. SERRE APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PASTY SOAP 2 sheets sheet 1 Filed July s, 1925 J. SERRE APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PAST? SOAP Filed July 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- Patented Dec. 9, 1924. I I I v V 7' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEAN SERRE, F LE BOUSCAT-BORDEAUX, FRANCE.

APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PASTY SO'AP.

Application filed July 3, 1923. Serial No. 649,240.

To all whom z'tmay concern: The following description and the ap- Be it known that I, JEAN SERRE, a citizen pended drawings given by way of example of France, and a resident of Le Bouscatset forth this invention. Bordeaux, Gironde Department, France, Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively a front and have invented certain new and useful Iina. side view of the apparatus. 6

provements in Apparatus for Distributing Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the distribut- Pasty Soap; and I do hereby declare the ing device.

following to be a full, clear, and exact de- Fig. at is a partial section on the line scription of the invention, such as will en- XX of Fig. 3.

able others skilled in the art to which it Fig. 5 is a section on the line YY. appertains to make and use the same, refer- Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line ence being had to the accompanying draw- ZZ of Fig. 5. ings, and to letters or figures of reference The apparatus comprises a box a which marked thereon, which form a part of this is composed for example of a cylindrical l specification. body having a slot 2' in the bottom and pro- 7 Known apparatus of numerous types are Vided with a cover j which is fitted by in use for distributing soap in the powmeans of a bayonet joint j The box is dered state, but these devices do not aiford provided with a coaxial rod or spindle b entire satisfaction because it is a diiiicult having blades or paddles g secured to the 2 matter to reduce the soap to powder, so lower part, for instance three in number,

that under practical conditions these apand having at the upper end a handle 7. paratus do not deliver soap in powder but One fills the box a. with soap a in the in lumps'of various sizes, and this results pasty state and the column of soap is in a considerable waste of material. Furweighted by means of a weight a which ther, the apparatus requires a somewhat may be laterally engaged with the rod Z) by complicated internal mechanism which frea slot a in the said weight, Fig. l. The quently operates in a defective manner and edge 2' of the slot 71 is somewhat upwardly which also increases the cost price. inclined so-as to penetrate readily into the In order to obviate such drawbacks, I lower part of the column of pasty soap and 30 propose to distribute soap in the pasty conto out the soap into thin slices. The other dition and delivered in very thin layers or edge of said slot might also be inclined, but slices, instead of powdered soap. in the contrary direction to the edge 2' For this purpose I have devised an ap- It will be noted that the plastic mass is paratus, the object of this invention, concontinually forced between the blades g 35 sisting essentially of a box or main recepwhich divide the bottom of the soap column tacle having a slot formed in the bottom and into sectors, and as the blades are rotated within which is provided a soap-impelling the edge 2" shaves from the bottom of the device such as a spindle having blades or column successive wafer-like slices; in the paddles which is actuated by a handle or apparatus shown three such wafers of sub- 40 knob disposed at the exterior of the recepstantially the same size and shape. These 9.3

tacle, and in this manner the soap can be wafers or slices issue through the slot against fed out through the said slot in the shape a guide or shield, here shown as curved.

of very thin slices. The curve of the shield not only directs the In order to oblige the soap to issue from slice to a plate or receptacle d but also curls the slot, I further provide a weight which the slice so that it can be easily grasped by bears upon the column of soap and exerts the fingers. a vertical pressure thereon. The edge of In all such arrangements, when the apthe said slot can be slightly upturned so as paratus contains soap at whatever height, it to present a certain inclination, so that it is simply necessary to slowly rotate the wing- 50 may readily penetrate into the pasty soap, knob f in order to act upon the lower part whereby the cutting of the soap will be faof the soap column by means of the blades cilitated. The cover should be readily g which drive the pasty mass before them, placed on and removed from the body, and whereby the soap shall be cutinto thin to this end the cover can be fitted by means slices which issue from the said slot.

55 of a bayonet joint. The apparatus may be made of sheet iron,

tin plate, aluminium and the like, and may have the appearance as she-Win in Figs. 1 and 2. The apparatus has in ail cases a very simple form and can be readily transported and placed upon a Wall or like suriace, to which it can be attached by any suitable means.

Obviously, the. said apparatus is susceptible of all desired modifications without departing from the principle of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. Apparatus for distributing pasty or plastic soap, which comprises "a receptacle tor the soap, a slot formed in the bottom :of the receptacle, an inclined flange or cutting edge at one side cit said slot, blades in the bottom of the receptacle, means to maintain paste :fi lled between the blades from the column thereabove in contact with the bottom of the rec'eptacie and edge, and means to rotate the blades.

2. Apparatus for distributing pasty or plastic soap, which comprises a a'eceptacle iior' tih'e soap, a slot formed in the bottom o-E the receptacle, inclined flange or cutting edge at one side cit said slot, blades in the bottom of the receptacle, means to maintain paste fi-l led between. the blades from the column thereaibove in contact with the bottom of the receptacle and edge, means to rotate the blades, and means to curl the slice issuing from said slot.

8. Apparatus for distributing pasty or plastic soap, which comprises a receptacle for thesoap, a slot fOTlnGCl in the bottom of the receptacle, an'inclined flange -or'cutt'i ng edge at 0ne side of the slot, blades in the bottom of the receptacle, means to maintain past-e filled between the blades from the column thereabove in contact with the bottern of the receptacle and edge, means to rotate the blades, means to curl the slice issuing from said slot and a receptacle onto which said slice is delivered from, said curlinc-ans.

4. An apparatus for distributing pasty soap, (camp-rising a receptacle adapted to con-' soap, compni-sing .a receptacle adapted to contain a certain amount of pasty soap, a

slot termed in the bottom ioit' the said re ceptacle, a slightly raised flange or edge coextensive with said slot, a mertical splint-lilo, blades or paddles mounted on :the *lower part thereof, .a knob disposed on the top :0f the said spindle for :rotatingithe same, and a Weightengaging the said spindle and pressing upon the soap, .a check disposednt the exterior of the said receptacle and below :the

said slot for guiding the soap slices, and

a removable cover.

In testimony that i[ claim the foregoing as my HIH'VGHH'OII, i[ have signed my znaine hereto.

JEAN SERR E,

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